The Toothless Southampton campaign had a good response on Tuesday (August 30) at its stall in Shirley High Street with a team of 12 volunteers out to share information with the public. Toothless in Southampton is a campaign to provide an NHS dentist for everyone. It was formed in...
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Great Get Together to take place in Southampton’s Freemantle Lake Park
Regular visitors to Freemantle Lake Park in Southampton will have noticed that changes are afoot. Friends of Fremantle Lake Park were successful at securing a bid from The Veolia Environmental Trust and are delighted to see many years of hard work finally coming together. The money is being used...
Preview: Kiri Pritchard-McLean – Home Truths, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Catherine Collins. The amazingly funny Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be taking her latest live show, Home Truths, to the MAST Mayflower Studios stage on Saturday 10 September. Over lockdown, Kiri moved back home to Wales, and Home Truths explores her evolving relationship with that: what it’s like being back,...
Southampton Pride draws in thousands
Thousands of people attended Southampton Pride on Saturday (27 August). The event saw a colourful march through the city, from Queen’s Park to Guildhall Square, where the family-friendly festivities included entertainment, with performances from local up and coming band ‘genre-queer trans punks’ Hunting Hearts, who also played at Southampton...
Preview: The King of Reggae – The Man – The Music, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Catherine Collins. Rush Theatre Company, the company that brought you the critically acclaimed RUSH – A Joyous Jamaican Journey, bring their brand new production, The King of Reggae – The Man – The Music to the MAST Mayflower stage in Southampton on Thursday 8 September. Get ready to...
Southampton community bakery to hold teddy bears’ picnic
Families in Southampton are being invited to a teddy bears’ picnic at a community bakery in the city this month. CommuniBakes on St James Road in Shirley is hosting the free event on Saturday, August 27 from 10.30am and people can tuck into their picnic lunches and take part...
Pride returns to Southampton this month
Pride returns to Southampton Guildhall Square this month, on August 27. As ever, it will begin with a march, starting at 11am and running from Queens Park, through the Bargate and onto Guildhall Square for around noon. There will be a ‘market square’ in the Civic Centre car park,...
Mayflower Theatre issues statement in response to alleged racially motivated assault
by Sally Churchward. Sir Michael Ockwell, chief executive of Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre, has issued a statement this morning (August 16th) following allegations of a racially motivated assault on a child in the audience by a fellow audience member at Saturday night’s performance. Dr Nazneen Ahmed Pathak took to Twitter...
Preview: Friendsical, MAST Mayflower Studios, Southampton
By Catherine Collins. Friendsical – the parody musical inspired by the iconic TV show, Friends, will bring its unique and original stage show to MAST Mayflower Studios from Monday 5 until Wednesday 7 September. When Ross’ wife leaves him for another woman, he fears he will never find love...
Transgender Pride coming to Southampton
This year, Southampton will join many other cities in having a Transgender Pride. The event, organised by People’s Pride Southampton, will celebrate all transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, gender fluid and gender non-conforming people. Set to take place on October 15, the event will begin with a march from the city’...